HGV Trailer Tracking System

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With Pinpoint Europe, we have saved money on fuel as well as cutting journey times within our fleet, it does what it say on the tin, excellent product with friendly efficient people………………
Tony Hughes, MD. Hughes Safety Showers

We had been looking to update our telematics on our vehicles. With Pinpoint, we found a fantastic price beating all others plus easily fitting within minutes (even I fitted one) Pinpoint with better service and system information. It’s a no brainer!!!!
Andy Lumsden (Sales Director)Tandom Metallurgical Group Ltd

HGV Trailer Tracking System

The Pinpoint 3000 battery powered GPS HGV Trailer tracking system is perfect for tracking and protecting road trailers. There are many types of road trailers, small trailers for transporting building and gardening equipment. There are the medium sized trailers for transporting small plant equipment and cars used in off road events plus motorbikes used in similar racing events. Then there are large trailers use by road haulage companies which are towed by HGV’s.

There is one thing that all these trailers have in common and that is they have no power supply of their own. Therefore standard GPS tracking units cannot be fitted to these trailers. There are some systems that only work when the trailer is connected to a vehicle by what is called a dolly connector. This is the plug that when connected to the vehicle will operate the trailer lighting such as brake lights, indicator lights, reversing lights and rear lights. Some of these tracking units will charge a battery in the GPS tracking unit when connected, but they are notoriously unreliable. If the trailer is left for a period of time the battery in the GPS unit will discharge and the tracking unit will rendered useless.

The only reliable GPS tracking system for trailers is a system like the Pin Point 3000 which has it’s own independent power source. This way the GPS unit is not reliant on the trailer being connected to a vehicle power supply. Once fully charge the Pin Point 3000 unit will last for up to two years continually protecting the trailer. The Pin Point 3000 has a vibration and movement sensor so if the trailer is moved the GPS unit will send an alert giving its position and that of the trailer. If the Pin Point unit is removed from the trailer there is an anti tamper sensor that will send an alert to inform the user.

The Pin Point 3000 is a waterproof GPS tracking unit housed in an IP67 case which is magnetically attached to the trailer. It can be positioned in such away that it is not obviously identified as a GPS tracking unit. On larger trailers it can be positioned inside the trailer if it has a perspex roof and side walls as these material will allow a GPS signal to reach the Pin Point unit. With the cost of a HGV trailer costing upto £40,000 or $60,000 dollars these assets are a prime target for thieves. Even smaller trailers are frequently stolen. It only takes a few seconds to hitch any type of trailer to a vehicle and tow it away. Hence why we recommend HGV Trailer Tracking for anyone operating HGV Trailers.

There is on average two and a half trailers for every HGV in a transport fleet. It is not uncommon for a trailer to be misplaced or moved where is cannot be found. This is not to mention tracking a trailer to protect the cargo it is carrying.